1999 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation Dubai
Date2–3 December 1999
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up France
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up Zimbabwe
Tournament details
Matches played41
2000

The 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground between 2–3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens with it being inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarterfinals.[1][2]

After winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.[3]

Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:[4]

Pool stage

The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 Dubai Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33001060+1069
 Tonga 32015935+247
 Scotland 31024794−475
 Morocco 300319102−833

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
New Zealand 14–0 Tonga
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Scotland 33–12 Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
New Zealand 38–0 Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Tonga 28–14 Scotland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
New Zealand 54–0 Scotland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Tonga 31–7 Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330011422+929
 Canada 32016552+107
 Zimbabwe 31025286−345
 Georgia 30032088−683

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Fiji 38–17 Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada 29–0 Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji 38–5 Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada 33–14 Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji 38–0 Canada
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Zimbabwe 21–15 Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 33009220+729
 France 32017832+467
 United States 31023767−305
 Kenya 300312100−883

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Australia 36–15 United States
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
France 49–5 Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia 39–0 Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
France 24–10 United States
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia 17–5 France
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
United States 12–7 Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33007228+449
 Samoa 32016625+417
 Japan 31025085−355
 Hong Kong 30032676−503

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Samoa 38–7 Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa 26–7 Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Samoa 21–7 Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa 35–14 Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa 11–7 Samoa
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Japan 29–12 Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Scotland19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Georgia12
 
 Scotland41
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya0
 
 Kenya19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Japan17
 
 Scotland31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
 United States29
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 United States7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe31
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
 
 Morocco7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Canada12
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France17
 
 France20
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia33
 
 Australia17
 
 
 Tonga10
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 New Zealand21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Canada19
 
 New Zealand31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa0
 
 South Africa24
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France0
 
 New Zealand38
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Fiji14
 
 Samoa21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia12
 
 Samoa14
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Fiji21
 
 Fiji50
 
 
 Tonga5
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Samoa12
 South Africa12
5  Australia8
6  France6
7  Canada4
 Tonga4
Place  Team Points
9  Scotland2
10  Zimbabwe0
11  United States0
 Kenya0
13  Japan0
 Georgia0
 Hong Kong0
 Morocco0

Source: Rugby7.com[5]

References

  1. "TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002.
  2. "TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001.
  3. "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.
  4. "Dubai Sevens 1999". rugby7.com. 3 June 2013.
  5. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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